Latency when getting knocked to low life

Is it just me or does latency spike whenever a hit brings you to low life?

This isn't a new anomaly but in my experience it has been getting worse recently. It seems that whenever I get hit or am about to get hit by an attack that will bring me within low life the games responsiveness tanks. I go from playing at a smooth 90 fps to having intense stutters where the game is frozen for 4 or 5 hundred milliseconds at least.

These latency spikes don't always result in death but it is extremely annoying to deal with especially if it does result in death.

Does anyone else experience this and is there a solution that is possibly attainable through the in-game options?